Joe La Puma's Summer Style Tips

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On Hating On Leather...

"NBA stars and R&B artists may be ODing on the trend, but the outcry from the style community talking heads is getting tired at this point. The difference between leather and, say, all-over prints is that certain leather pieces will always be in style. Your dad's vintage perfecto is as cool as any offering from Mr. Porter and brands like En Noir are making pieces that are going to be new classics in a few years."

On Going Sockless...

"It's summer and the only thing better than walking around the suburbs barefoot is wearing sneakers that you can wear without socks. Flyknits and Roshes are the move all summer long."

On Emojis...

"So you're telling me that I failed at life if my latest Instagram didn't receive a full 3 out of 3 "100" Emojis? FOH. This is not a pass or fail type deal. If you're a male you should probably stop using Emojis all together."

On Fashion Parody T-shirts...

"Parodying high-fashion brands by using the same font on T-shirts is getting a little played. No shots, but some brands (SSUR) mastered the trend, while others tried to cash in to no avail."

On Mood Boards...

"They're collages. Enough of this bullshit. That fancy term you gave to the cork board in your office isn't fooling anyone. All you did was print out pictures you liked on the Internet because you wanted to milk the clock at your job for three hours. If you are looking to be inspired by constantly glancing at a picture of someone dressed in head-to-toe black making a constipated face you should just quit whatever you're doing. I should know. I tried to do one of these a few months ago and looking at it just made me more dumb."

On Pretending To Be DONDA Material...

"The closest thing you came to designing a stage was your 4th grade dinosaur diorama. #You're #never #going #to #be #on #the #payroll."

On The Death Of All-White Bro Sneakers...

"I grew up in Long Island and in the summer I go back there on the weekends because it's nice to be in the suburbs sometimes. All my fellow bros really need to stop with the seven straight summers of all white sneakers. Your K-Swiss classics make your Armani Exchange cypher complete? Vinny Guadagnino is collecting #influencer checks because of you."

On Instagramming Everything You Get For Free...

"You got invited on a press trip? That's great for you and everyone is proud of ya, but no one cares about a filtered pictured of the welcome card/very rare miniature Snickers bar the concierge left for you or your all access passes to an event. Also, you gotta stop referring to junkets you're on as '[insert tastemaker] does [insert city].' This isn't Debbie Does Dallas.

On Sticking To A Uniform...

"This is actually, a real style rule. Find the perfect pair of jeans (mine are a pair of ripped A.P.C Butler's) and wear the shit out of them—every day if you have to. Build an outfit around the perfect pair of jeans, or hoodie, or T-shirt and beat to death those Jordan 3s you love so much."